Friends of missing Hoboken man denounce speculation about how he went missing

Close friends of the 27-year-old Hoboken man who went missing early Sunday morning denounced speculation about how he went missing earlier this afternoon, insisting that any reporting beyond what police have provided so far would only veer away from the facts.

"Our point is we don't want it sensationalized, we don't want it blown up," said a 29-year-old friend of Andrew Jarzyk, who identified himself as Jarzyk's friend from college but declined to give his name.

After authorities scoured the city and the Hudson River this past week, the search for Jarzyk has come to a standstill, Hoboken police Det. Sgt. Falcon told NJ.com yesterday.

Jarzyk was last seen by his friends at the West Five Supper Club at 505 Monroe Street at about 1 a.m. on Sunday. He told his friends that he'd return, but he never did. About an hour later, neighbors saw Jarzyk outside his home, dressed in exercise gear. A video camera near Fourth and River streets later captured Jarzyk running south. Another camera near Pier A Park also captured him jogging past, but police are unsure what happened after he disappeared out of the camera's range.

Several of Jarzyk's friends who were standing in a circle at Pier A Park in Hoboken earlier today spoke to The Jersey Journal as they passed out missing persons fliers with Jarzyk's photo on them.

They said they were frustrated by media reports citing neighbors saying Jarzyk was intoxicated before he disappeared and other reports about whether cameras captured footage of Jarzyk jogging.

Neighbors of Jarzyk told NBC that Jarzyk seemed intoxicated when he returned home. However, Jarzyk's sister-in-law, Karyn Jarzyk, told News 12 New Jersey that Jarzyk had texted his girlfriend that night and that the texts were coherent and "didn't sound like somebody who was inebriated."

The 29-year-old said he and other friends of Jarzyk have also been contacted by multiple news agencies who requested information about Jarzyk's life background. He said they rejected the requests.

"Just put his name out there, report the facts, that's the best we can do," he said.